The Korean always knew that Korea's minimum wage was low, but it's pretty stark when represented as a graph comparing against other countries. [Financial Times]

Although this author focuses more on looking for the outliers, the overall trend is clear: excellent working memory and deliberate practice are usually required for greatness. [Scientific American]

Did the union make flight attendants less attractive? One thing to consider -- Korea's airlines are also highly unionized, but their flight attendants far, far surpasses those of American flight attendants in term of attractiveness. [USA Today]

Got a question or a comment for the Korean? Email away at askakorean@gmail.com.

I'm a longtime AAK! reader, and this was one of the rare posts that disappointed. What does it matter what flight attendants look like if they are good at their jobs? Instead of complaining that American flight attendants are not as attractive as their Korean counterparts, shouldn't we fight against the casual sexism that has us, as a society, judging a female worker on her appearance rather than her job performance?

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The Korean is a Korean American living in Washington D.C. / Northern Virginia. He lived in Seoul until he was 16, then moved to Los Angeles area. The Korean refers to himself in the third person because he thinks it sounds cool.